The Daily Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 161, Ed. 1 Friday, December 26, 1941 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME 23—NO. 161
JAPS CLOSING IN ON AM
Line
ling Firm
linst Foe
fest of Strength
f&ait Coast Seen As
,Move Up New Troops
ipORE, Dec. 20. <tt» - J»-
,*** troop*, were leoorted
. suicidal losses today in
stc battle on the Herak
TS'miles ncth of Singapore.
2 East Milayan coast, the
, were ipproarhlng the
a' area only 226 miles
"jingapore.
, Holdimr
i Malaya command comm uni- ^
ireported moire lines holding
With tin- situation unchang-
> It noted engagements be-
1 I patrols in the Sungei Si-
ji i’cralt areas on the west
L[ the peninsula and north
(amaman jn Trenganu pro-
, on the oast coast.
positions cited indicated
I tha empire r'orees still were
La the" new east-west line
. tpe peninsula, and that on
side a real test of their
i was imminent.
Cut Off
„_j admitted that there had
JEMS sswwr
L communication had b«* a:
Russians Driving Ahead
Through Storms Despite
Stiffening Nazi Resistance
Great Stores of German Weapons and War
Materials; Entire Tula Area Is Cleared of Foe
MOSCOW, Dec. 26. (UP!—Russian forces are driving ahead through
snow storms and against stiffening German resistance all along the
front,. capturing great stores of weapons and materials and leaving
iiffSuit
GOOSE CREEK. TEXAS. FRIDAY.
Churchill Pledges Allied Victory Open City Declaration Is
Tells Congress 1943 To See Initiative
Leningrad railroad. In the area west of Moscow it was indicated that
the Russians were preparing to _______...... '
mmunieauen had been The Leningrad radio reported the capture rby theRussiaifs'.of
off since late Wednesday Oskue, 18 miles northwest of the key town of Volkhov on the Moscow-
f It was indicated that the.......
were landing troops in
ii chop off the deepest salient which
dispatches described a the Germans had pushed toward
, battle on the West Ma- the capital, and in the south the
,™st, where the Japanese Russians were nearing Orel after
hawking the empire llife on faring the entire Tula region,
k river regardless of the to‘he north-. of German forces.
... ,og3es A communique asserted that be-
tot«rXeriverathEn- Sanx'k" ite ' S'west‘of
^|ttaf|kragn ZS?* the army newspaper Red Star said
ytecribed as one of the grim- 20,000 Germans* had been killed in
t battles of the Malaya cam- a fer0Cj0US German offensive in
J^2s?2£tr2,' & —5—5JS54fS
Free french Staff
Defends Seizure
Of Atlantic Isles
Indicate U, S. Rebuke
Will Be Rejected
pi merchant chip.
YO, Dec. 26. —Japanese mil-
>authorities said today that
mild be “almost unthinkable’4
[diem to consider-Manila an
fended, open city.
o one knows better than the
rican authorities in the Phil-
6 Empire Lines, Page 2)
The eomnjiiniquc which reporf-
ed German 'osses west of Mos-
cow asserted that the count of
bodies was a3 yet incomplete, as
was the count of weapons taken,
"as a considerable number of the
bodies and arms lie hidden in the
snow."
It was reported that-the temp-
erature had "alien to 40 degrees
(See Rushans Drive, Page 2)
French leaders had. been asked
to free St. Pierre island from "Vi-
chy dictatorship” and they saw no
reason to alter the situation re-
sulting from their action.
Shocked by the news that the'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. O) —
British Prime Minister Winston
Churchill told an Informal joint
session of congress today that the
United States, Britain and their
sllies will be ready to "assume
the initiative upon an ample
scale” in IMS.
Declaring that the war can
end only in tiie overthrow of the
three great dictator powers or
in the overthrow of demcracy,
Churchill said: • • *
•’I think it would be reason-
able to hope that the end of
1942 will see" us quite definitely
in a better position than we are
now. And the year 1943 will en-
able us to assume the Initiative
upon an. ample scale.”
Churchill said that wnat “Hit-
lerism is suffering in Libya is
only s foretaste of what we hsve
got to give him in every quarter
of the globe.”
"For the first time,” he con-
tinued, “we have made him feel
the sharp edge of those tools
with which he has enslaved Eu-
Churchill Mid he believed the -
people of the anti-Axis powers
would "rather know the' truth*-
about the fact they fare a 'long
tasks that have been set us are
not beyond our strength."
Quoting from a Psalm— "Ye
shall not be afraid of evil tid-
ings”—Churchill said that "not
Churchill said he was certain
that “this day we are th« masters
of our fate,” but he warned of
.gain and toil still to come.
He said that wounds already
hgve been Inflicted on Gerinany
that "will fester and Inflame the
Asl mind." He said he Is' cir-
tain that the final outcome would
be favorable to British, American
and Russian arms
"The boastful Mussolini has
crumpled already,” he said. "He
la but a lackey and a servant.
He has been stripped of his Af-
rican empire.” ,
In Libya for the flirt time, he
(See Churchill, Page t)
Bombers Britlsh-Chlnese
Council Formed
United States state department ail the tidings will be evil."
had denounced the Free French He drew a great burst of ap-
seizure of St. Pierre and Miquelon plause when he mentioned the
off the Newfoundland coast, the Russian stand against Germany,
leaders had conferred anxiously "There are good tidings also
an it was report ?d that their men from the North Atlantic," he
Tnitrhf h* U'ithHratim ***!-•**'Mss&tiumemmt*.
might be withdrawn.
But a spokesman said today that
nothing official had been re-
ceived from Washington or Can-
ada and .added:
'^Oirrattitutff'rs ~iiraT-tIre
said, "the lifeline of supply which
joins our two nations acroePfijf
ocean is flowing steadily ana
freely despite all that the enemy
can do.
Ignored; Military Forces
Are Evacuated From C
Enemy Within 50 Miles of City As Spearheads
Lash Out After Dozen Landings on Luzon
(By United Press) celerated pace, aided by
U. S. tanks and defending dominance ip the air snd
nrmk’* of Gen. Douglas MacAr- teal superiority on the
thur fought heroically today—but A new Japanese ofl---
apparently against- lengthening- Hunan province, south of.
odds—to stem concentric Ja1»- kow was reported. The J«~
nese attacks on the key Philip- appear .to be launching a
pine island of Luson. of actions fn China, probably
Japanese spearheads were drlv- signed to occupy Chinese foi
ing closer to Manila, which was so that they can not
subjected to six air raid alarms Japan while she is
despite its declaration as an open the South Pacific,
city tnd the evacuation from the On the other major war fronts
capital of defense forces and the the British occupied Benghazi,
government. capital of Cyrenaica, and pressed
Japanese forces thrust in to- their advance toward and into
ward Manila from half a dozen TrlpaJUania. Axis forces in
beachheads on Luzon Island and still seemed to be in full
a new fleet of Japanese trans-
ports was sighted apparently pre-
paring for an attempt to land on
eastern Luzon directly opposite
Manila and only about 50 miles
from the capital. capture of Oshue, 18 miles north- . ||
A lute afternoon communique west of Volhov; and more gains
from MacArthur reported that a around Orel, The temperature on
iutt 1/ |.11j | , Li Mn-fLma * *
the Atimonan - Mauban region, to be 40 degree, below zero,
about 57 miles southeast of Ma- On the British fronts in Out
nil*. Casualties were reported Far East the chief news was the
heavy on both sides. The first capitulation of the small but gal-
tank engagement was in the Lin* lant British garrison at H
. gayen area 136 to .150 miles north- Kong,
west of Manila. Hong.Kong had been written
The Japanese investment of Lu- off in a military sense from the
zon obviously was moving at ac- (See dip. Hosing, Page l)
U. S. Tanks Rip Into Foe
The Russian* claimed new suc-
cesses, including a 62-mile ad-
V. nee east of Tikhvin which has
-onto (gfase to clearing the major
Leningrad-Moscow rail routes;
Furious Battles Fought on Luzon
“Tirrsubjugateti'pcopiesof
acks on Shipping
feific Are Halted
Wavell and Chiang Meet
In Chungking Conference
CHUNGKING. China, Dec. 26. (LLEt
Of Rji* '
igain in
f HtANCISOO, Dee. 26. (U.R>—
In states patrol -bombers and--—.-British - and. Chinese jnilitary
■ sweeping the Pacific in
i of enemy submarines to-
delegates have formed an Allied
war council for ‘he Far East to
is tnat tne peo-
ple of St. Pierre asked us to libr rope lift up their heads aj
crate them from Yrchy dictator- hope. Hope has returned * to; tftir
ship and we did so. As French- hearts af 40,000,000 men and worn- — of Manila.
men we see no reason to alter the en.” . - . ■
situation. The results of the pie- , --------
biscite, 98 per cerit in our favor, -
the pop* pj|,g| Casudlty
THIS MAP SHOWS the chief areas of battle in the Philippine
islands, and gives a graphic picture of the Japanese strategy of
attempting a pincers movement to squeeze out the capitulation
Manila *- i -...........
ulation to be with us.”
FORCE SAILED FROM
CANADIAN PORT
ST. PIERRE, Dec, 26, (tIE)- The
Free French naval force which
[appeared to,have halted, at function at Chungking as the re-
IfflnpDrarily. raids on Amer- suit of a three-day secret meet-
fc coastwisr shipping. _ ing, it was announced today.
»U*]!Te“ "0 f" TOncJ, nav.l lore,
f i along the. coast between fhh"k:H„Hnn,q 'CadC ’ embarrassment of the United
Dec. 24, of which w^wonU was -(emitted to leak States ahd Great Britain, sailed SAN FRANCISCO,
■«««», p.t.«
Skips Arrive
Woundad From Hawaii,
Evacuees Reach 'Frisco
definite news of Pa-
Mast submarine warfare
_________ Father Slays Son in
feXSrSZS Christmas Pfflly atHosie
wtorma coast. ■ .' ■
of enemy action
p PMro] Bombers, Page 2) *
from anTeastern’Canada port, It. The first casum*.#*,* nmvuvaD.
was revejaled today. new war were back home in the
-*• tsrjrfsx&-
More Jop Warships Sunk
Dutch ^irmeir fcost Totalio 15
BATAVIA, N. E. I., Dec. 26. UJ.fi> ing from an important and suc-
—Dutch bombers today reported ccssful mission, struck a mine
the sinking of two more enemy And sank “some days ago,” a
of the Netherlands
command said. All
Netherlands air and on board, except one man, were
sea forces. lost.
A communique -said that the In other thestyrs, a communl-
Dutch army bombers sank a Ja- que announced that antiaircraft
MANILA. Dec. 26. CPI—Ameri- pressing an invasion of the Ba-
-e*a defense forces waged furious guio area about 128 miles north
tank battles against Japanese in* of Manila* were described in the
vttders in southeastern Luzon, a communique a* increasing their
war communique said today, and pressure on the southeastern
enemy bomber squadrons raided front.
------ 'artillcr], r. ..
were heavy on boDl sides in the|
mechanized fighting oil the south-
eastern front, where 'the enemy
landed in the Atimonan-Mauban
sector only about SO miles from
the capital.
The Japanese, who also .were
__!_ ---
assault on American defense po-
sitions but other activity on the *
ground wag “light,” the communi-
que said. Enemy aerial activity,
however, was described as "brisk.”
M Spokesman earlier had d#- ■
(See V. a Tanks. Page 2)
'
surjfds^s bsh
"maneuvers at aea.” The ships
(See FiTc French) Page 2)
<U.E> - A.
Christmas day mooting resulted
today in preparation of charges
to 6e filed against a father, ac-
cusing him of the pistol slaying
of his son, whose bullet-punctured
body fell at - the toot of a Christ-
mas tree. ' ■’ r-: -;.,
•Clark Kincheloe, 31-year-old.
automobile, mechanic of Alamp-
gordo, N. M., was shot four times
at the farm home northeast of
here of his father, John Kincheloe,
63.
After the shooting, Which a wit-
Father of Resident
Of Baytown 1$ Med
#N0 TOWN
Tri-Cities: Did you ever
like of ,ew ties as , are
midst today? / . . Mike
brown-suited and imma-
ambling down the avenue
i*s. J. j Lisenbee down-
er a few ietaiis . . . Clifton
Ways earties a winking
• around with him . . . Travis
Stocks Close Today
P* WJ*. his Apr to the rn- MgaHHSMBI
^■ Thomas . Atwood being
of a Short search , . . -r
from ships of a convoy which
brought them through submarine
infested waters from Hawaii
where they were struck down by
bombs and machine gun bullets in
the first vicious Japanese attack.
The ships which returned them
HOUSTON, Dee .”6 (U.i>> Funer- “ 11
al. services were held today for bee‘“idowed and children who
had been orphaned by the Japan-
ese bombs. Some were wounded.
Details of the protection the
ships had en route were not re-
vealed by militarv authorities but
as they steamed through the Gold-
in the north coast of Borneo.
PreVtously they Bad sunk a dc-
in the Indies' "outer possessions.'
A Dutch flying boat war attacked
stroyer of the 2,100-ton Amagiri by enemy planes over the South
class, which probably carried 200 China sea and hit, but it man-
men and officers. It was torpe- aged to escape in the clouds,
doed .Wednesday by a submarine. Some bombing plans were
One Dutch submarine, return- (See More Jap, Page 2)
.......'
Lingayen
Assaults By Enemy Afe Hurled Back
tm
"Heavy enemy air activity In
the Philippines continues.
“2. There is nothing to report
from other areas.l
The Lingayen gulf area, which
north of Manila sonjjpSO
Bulletins
George M. Pridgen, 82, the only
Republican state senator ever to
serve in the texassiegislature.
He died Wednesday night. He
had been, a resident of Houston
for 40 years. Survivors include
By United Pres#
WASHINGTON, Dec, 26-Joint no-
en Gates a fleet of planes patrol- tion by the United States, Great
Ted overhead- The ships were R naiad* ami Hie Victor
S™n,g.a"" W"'"“
Stolen Rings Found
In Rat’s Nest in House
DALLAS, Dec. 26. (UB - WclI,
what could you expect? He waa
just a dirty rat.
W, A. Presley discovered things
were missing around the house.
His wife's wedding and engage-
ment ringa were stolen just be-
W ASH ING TON, Dec. 26. fttfi) _
The war department said today
that our forces in the Lingayen
gulf area of the Philippines have
been reorganized and strength-
ened to resist the Japanese inva-
sion.
The text of com:
29 as of 8:.30 a.m., CST: according
”1. Philippine theater: From g °
his headquarters in the field, Gen. ‘r maf° advaae*-
Douglas MacArthur, commanding The other engagements to the
the United States forces in the south of Manila and alto further
Far East, advised that he has north than the Lingayen gulf on
reorganized and strengthened the Luzon island are on a small scope
positions held by our troops In and are believed designed to di-
nmunique No, folS f£So
pom, according to experts, that the
George B, Pridgen of Beaumont.
Hawaii’s defenders under fir# — « *>«*«■». Wimurfen was in.
stories of rescues and grim de-
r.-i
UKrlbm!asng’ ,Wiiere' Allied Stores
cLu ; I;h_ours b.efor.e: ■:
Courtesy Citizens National Bank and Trust Company
,
........ 5% Ohio Oil ....................... 8
v;.
termination to stick by their
guns despite intensive bombard-
ment and _. ,
“Men from the Oklahoma
(which capsized during the bom-
bardment) shram through blazing
oil-covered seas :o other ship* and
helped man the guns,” a sailor re-
The culprit—a rat—was known
today.
■ Tint’s wbst ko was, a rat
SIE- .....-
U? ■,in* ihat^etween'them “dal" ^T[.!! ... 8% 0il .................... “J ^Another one of the’wounded told
^-thabuck.r.Jesa chmler Motors ............«% SkifiF.....a ......M* of a doughty, righting skipper
» Jimmy Riggg Wouidn>t setviea .............. Vh Socony Vaeusp. .............. t% from his waNkfe '
t<r0!t°^.>v-a^- -Commercial Bolvant-^^ggfc|.-agpe,ry Corporation . vr;r; "* M* ■
!(Srj!fCr) ' ‘ ' ®as anT*)0fy Consolidated Aircraft .......
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m
2«4
^Omr-ikippiT WHS'*" Htfis fel-
irou could look
First Casualties, Page 2)
from St. Pierre-Miquelon was in-
itiated today by Secretary of
State Cordell Hull.
the missing item, were found In
VICHY, Dee. -R— The 'govern- a nest built betacen the house
ment today isscefl a communique walls by a rodent.
expressing satisfaction at the
££r —iisi-V jr I
Huizing the
French islands of St. Pierre and
the general vicinity of Lingayen vide our defending forces.
r«Hl.............____________auY oirrsas uonos
"Repeated enemy assaults in *
■>»
heavy reinforcements of Japanese HOUSTON, Dec. S6. (HE)— Fu:
troops in this area. . a[ services wH( be to'
“Brisk fighting is also reported for Will Horwitz, 88,
Other •Jironts on the Island and philanthropist, who died ;
of Luzon. terday of a heart aliment
5 Standard Oil of Indiana .... 29% low—you could look right over navy announced today in a com-
m=rm ** ^
Miquelon. Worth of Planes and Subs Cause Revisions
WAWnNGTONFI**. 26-Tito............................ * '
ABOAPvD A: FLAGSHIP wnw
THE U. S. FLEET, Dec. 26. (U.E)-
fiti
Electric Bond and Share
itaY • ■ . That’s what ha- Electric Power and Light .. %
SSff.KSr.
.....m i
on how to wrap up
'Packages.
to;; Mrs. Cuvis Carey
languidly decorating
as tree.. There was a
Pathos 1„ her work ...
1 beard from her son in
In weeks, even months
topened . .In walked the
ybnstmas present she ev-
I. Her son He dropped in
®nd for the holidays...
there Isn’t a Santa
General Motors .........
Glidden
.... 30,
. , ,-Tryg
Graham Paig#"r:.......;
w'......IS
• S»
Greyhound ..............
Houston Oil ..........
Hudson Motors
Humble Oil ...
% ’ Sunray uu -.......
” Texas CorpOrafiOD !■
Texas Gulf Sulphur ........ 30%
Tidewater Corporation..... 10%
T-P Land and Trust ........ 4%
T-P Coal and Oil............. g%
United Aircraft ............34%
.United Corporation ......... %
United Gas ......... • * • ■» 14
United States Steel . ....... 51
„„ Walworth----—----------
kb.v Western Union ...».......* 12%
;;; M White Motors .............. 18%
Houston Man Killed
mimiqtie that U. 8. submarine*
have sunk a Japanese transport The admiral in ommsnd of this
and a mine sweeper, and probably combat unit conceded today that
another transport and a seaplane airplanes and suomarines will be
tender. the most Important weapons in the
In Formal Pistol Duel WM)KaTOJ,
dent Roosevelt today nntiHmalejI present circumstances, and "it,
Col. Henry L. UWnen to be a bri- may uke a lon, time, but we will
tlhentarine corps. get g(lcr them.’’,. -
HOUSTON, Dec, H, (Ufi) - Sher-
iff Norfleet Hill aaked authorities
in Waoo and an unnamed Arkan
Louisiana Land —.......
Lambert .......“
Lorillard ...................
Murray Corporation ......■■ **
Nash Kelvinator ......... ■ **
National Dairy -....-v ;
North American Aviation ... 11%
Atlantic Ref. Co.
Bethlehem Steel .
Du Pont ........
Eaton Mfg. Co. ...
Southern Pacific
Republic Sted ....
saa town t^day to arrest Bryan He was awaiting only the word
Harley. 45, of Houston, on a raur- WASHINGTON, Dee. 28. - The * - r ^
dor charge In the "dueling” shoot- wmr department recommended to SADLER DISARMED %
ing of m. . “• “■ .....“ " *
Harley and Chambers argued
Wednesday and agreed to "stand
10 paces apart and shoot it out."
After the shooting, Harley left
town. He was said to have rela-
tives in Waco and Arkansas. .V!
hi ■' ■”*!
" ---- ^
tb. Philippines.
t AXWnSf. ^
D, En- Railroad Commissioner Jerry Sad-
corps for ler has been tfisarmed
of heavy ly Over the Christmas hohday, a
to thief entered his home i
two pistols and a
of allied strategists, he said, be-
fore swinging his unit into action.
“The most cheerful thing I can
say is that the ’“sson learned en
Dec. 7 lias been taken to
the admiral said. “It b
home the necessity at ali i
taking utmost p -
men have seen
now. *
Although he deplored the sneak
Utjck «, «M unfortunate, he
some, but not
out of action,
other ships out
desS^
jerry oua-
BKS
. snd took
&4SJiSSS
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